Card And Token Game Apparatus

ABSTRACT

A card and token game apparatus for entertainment includes comprising a plurality of playing cards including at least two decks of playing cards. There is a plurality of colored tokens and a plurality of score sheets. Each score sheet has a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The card and token game apparatus is played by distributing the playing card and the colored tokens to each player and then drawing cards to create sets of identical cards. Once one player has put all of his or her cards into sets the game is over.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to card game devices and more particularlypertains to a new card game device for entertainment.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to card game devices. Known devices typicallyemploy use with either only playing cards or with cards and a playingboard. Such devices do not allow for certain use without some type oftoken system used to enhance gameplay. These known devices and methodsof play do not allow for the gameplay of the invention being presented.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a plurality of playing cards including at least twodecks of playing cards. There is a plurality of colored tokens and aplurality of score sheets. Each score sheet has a plurality of rows anda plurality of columns.

A method of playing the card and token game apparatus comprises havingthe card and token game apparatus, distributing ten colored tokens ofthe plurality of colored tokens to each player, and distributing tencards of the plurality of playing cards to each player. Each playertakes a turn either drawing one card of the plurality of playing cardsfrom an unused pile of the plurality of playing cards or trading onetoken of the plurality of colored tokens for one card of the pluralityof playing cards from a discard pile of the plurality of playing card.The player turns two cards over from the unused pile after each time aplayer trades one colored token of the plurality of colored tokens forone card of the plurality of playing cards from the discard pile. Eachplayer assembles his or her playing cards in sets of three to sixidentical playing cards to be removed from his or her hand. Each playerplaces cards from his or her hand onto matching sets of playing cardsother players have removed from their hands. One player goes out firstby removing all of the playing cards from his or her hand. The playersthen tally points on the score sheets based on the sets of identicalplaying cards each player removed from his or her hand.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a card and token game apparatus accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new card game device embodying the principles and conceptsof an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the card and token gameapparatus 10 generally comprises a plurality of playing cards 12. Theplurality of playing cards 12 includes at least two decks 13 of playingcards 12. The plurality of playing cards 12 may be three decks ofplaying cards 12 including a plurality of jokers 14.

There is a plurality of colored tokens 16. Each of the colored tokens 16may have a textured outer edge 18 and a depressed central portion 20 toallow for easier grip and manipulation by the players. The plurality ofcolored tokens 16 may be 70 colored tokens 16.

A plurality of score sheets 22 each has a plurality of rows 24 and aplurality of columns 26. Each column 26 is for each player's name andeach row 24 is for scoring different sets of the plurality of playingcards 12.

In use, the card and token game apparatus 10 allows for a method ofgameplay 30 comprising a step 32 having a card and token game apparatus10 comprising the plurality of playing cards 12, the plurality ofcolored tokens 16, and the plurality of score sheets 22. A step 34comprises distributing ten colored tokens of the plurality of coloredtokens 16 to each player. A step 36 comprises distributing ten cards ofthe plurality of playing cards 12 to each player. A step 38 compriseseach player taking a turn either drawing one card of the plurality ofplaying cards from an unused pile of the plurality of playing cards 12or trading one token of the plurality of colored tokens 16 for one cardof the plurality of playing cards from a discard pile of the pluralityof playing cards 12. A step 40 comprises turning two cards of theplurality of playing cards 12 over from the unused pile after each timea player trades one colored token 16 of the plurality of colored tokensfor one card of the plurality of playing cards 12 from the discard pile.A step 42 comprises each player assembling his or her playing cards 12in sets of three to six identical playing cards 12 to be removed fromhis or her hand. A step 44 comprises each player placing the playingcards 12 from his or her hand onto matching sets of playing cards 12other players have removed from their hands. A step 46 comprises oneplayer going out first by removing all of the playing cards 12 from hisor her hand. A step 48 comprises tallying points on the score sheets 22based on the sets of identical playing cards 12 each player removed fromhis or her hand.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

1. A card and token game apparatus comprising: a plurality of playingcards, the plurality of playing cards including at least two decks ofplaying cards, each of the playing cards having associated rank indiciaand suit indicia for distinguishing each card within each of the atleast two decks of playing cards wherein the playing cards areconfigured for being gathered into sets of multiple cards of the samerank indicia; a plurality of tokens; and a plurality of score sheets,each score sheet having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.2. The card and token game apparatus of claim 1 further comprising theplurality of playing cards being three decks of playing cards.
 3. Thecard and token game apparatus of claim 1 further comprising each of thetokens having a textured outer edge.
 4. The card and token gameapparatus of claim 1 further comprising each of the tokens having adepressed central portion.
 5. The card and token game apparatus of claim1 further comprising the plurality of tokens being 70 tokens.
 6. A cardand token game apparatus comprising: a plurality of playing cards, theplurality of playing cards being three decks of playing cards, each ofthe playing cards having associated rank indicia and suit indicia fordistinguishing each card within each of the three decks of playing cardswherein the playing cards are configured for being gathered into sets ofmultiple cards of the same rank indicia; a plurality of tokens, each ofthe tokens having a textured outer edge, each of the tokens having adepressed central portion, the plurality of tokens being 70 tokens; anda plurality of score sheets, each score sheet having a plurality of rowsand a plurality of columns.
 7. (canceled)